Ognjen Stijepović

Ognjen Stijepović (born 22 October 1999) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Italian club Pistoiese in Serie C on loan from Sampdoria in the Serie A.

Ognjen Stijepović
Personal information
Full name Ognjen Stijepović
Date of birth (1999-10-22) 22 October 1999
Place of birth Podgorica, Montenegro
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pistoiese
Number 28
Youth career
2015–2016 Budućnost
2016–2017 Mladost
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Mladost 18 (0)
2018– Sampdoria 1 (0)
2019– → Pistoiese (loan) 3 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Montenegro U17 6 (0)
2018– Montenegro U21 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019

Professional career

On 19 July 2016, Stijepović made his Champions League debut in a qualifier against Ludogorets, at the age of 16.[1] On 4 January 2018, Stijepović joined Sampdoria from Mladost.[2] Stijepović made his professional debut for Sampdoria in a 1–0 Serie A loss to Sassuolo on 5 May 2018.[3]

On 23 August 2019, he joined Pistoiese on a season-long loan.[4]

International career

Stijepović is a youth international for Montenegro. He scored and assisted in his debut for the Montenegro U21 in a 3–1 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over the Luxembourg U21s on 23 March 2018.[5]

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References
  1. "Sa 16 godina debitovao u kvalifikacijama za LŠ".
  2. "Il montenegrino Stijepovic è blucerchiato, arriva dal Mladost Podgorica - U.C. Sampdoria". 4 January 2018.
  3. Sport, Sky. "Politano, gol salvezza: Sassuolo-Samp 1-0".
  4. "È arancione l'attaccante Ognjen Stijepović" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 23 August 2019.
  5. UEFA.com. "Under-21 - Luxembourg-Montenegro". UEFA.com.
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